Svend Hammershoi's Auction Record Jumps 175%
3 min read · 21 May 2026
Landscape, A bare Oak Tree (Landskab). Image courtesy of Phillips
Svend Hammershoi, Landscape, A bare Oak Tree (Landskab) (1902) sold for $77,400, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Phillips in New York on May 21. The oil on canvas work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $49,800, a 175% rise.
A View from the Stock Exchange of Copenhagen (Udsigt fra Børsen) (1944). Sold for $27,600 in 2026. Image courtesy of Phillips
The previous record was set by A View from the Stock Exchange of Copenhagen (Udsigt fra Børsen) (1944), which sold for $27,600 at Phillips on March 07, 2026. The work had been traded twice in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 21, 2026 | Landscape, A bare Oak Tree (Landskab) | $77,400 | 180 % | Phillips | New York |
March 07, 2026 | A View from the Stock Exchange of Copenhagen (Udsigt fra Børsen) | $27,600 | 9 % | Phillips | London |
December 14, 2016 | View Of Noggerade, Copenhagen | $25,300 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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